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Cover of A Rover's Story

A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga (2024-02-27)

Subgenre
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age8
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Content levels

ViolenceNone
Sexual contentNone
LanguageNone

Trigger warnings

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Positive tags

AdventureSelf-DiscoveryHeartwarmingHopeful Ending

Protagonist archetypes

AI / Artificial IntelligenceComing-of-Age ProtagonistFish Out of Water

Tropes

AI AwakeningSentient ShipFirst ContactPlanetary RomanceHostile Planet

Themes

AI ConsciousnessComing of AgeDiscoveryExplorationHumanity and What It MeansIdentityPerseverance

Synopsis

Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

Tags

Middle GradeRobotic NarratorStem FictionSpace Exploration

Is A Rover's Story appropriate for my child?

Suitable for most readers 8 and up.

A wholesome story about a Mars rover developing feelings and self-awareness as it explores the red planet. No concerning content—focuses on discovery, problem-solving, and what it means to be sentient.

What to know going in

This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language.

Who'll love this

Kids will love following a Mars rover's journey as it develops feelings, faces challenges on the red planet, and discovers what makes something truly alive.